Comments on Mondo Fruitcake: Review: Gethsemani Trappist Fruitcake

Thanks for the update, Miguel!

2011-09-18T10:33:07.561-05:00

Thanks for the update, Miguel!

After reading this post I ordered 2 1/2 lb Kentuck...

2011-09-17T20:32:56.259-05:00

After reading this post I ordered 2 1/2 lb Kentucky Bourbon Fruitcake, update on the price, now on Sep 2011 the price is $37.75, it ships for free. Great post thanks!

What went wrong. I just got my fruit cake from th...

2010-12-15T09:22:31.579-06:00

What went wrong. I just got my fruit cake from the monks and it is full of artificial everything. Looking at the label makes me want to gag.

I received my fruitcake today. I was planning on ...

2009-12-16T21:30:06.139-06:00

I received my fruitcake today. I was planning on waiting until Christmas to break into it, but couldn't wait. I am amazed at how good it is! What have I been missing all of these years?? I will certainly order more in the future. (Oh, and I think I got a little drunk from eating my tiny slice - lol.)

I am trying this one for my family. Hope it goes o...

2009-11-28T12:54:06.042-06:00

I am trying this one for my family. Hope it goes over well, sure sounds good! Thanks for this site, very helpful!!

I also grew up getting a Gethsemani farm fruit cak...

2009-11-25T23:23:41.216-06:00

I also grew up getting a Gethsemani farm fruit cake every Christmas. As a child I love it toasted for breakfast with butter on it....memories!

Congratulations Craig! I hope you won't be dis...

2009-11-16T22:17:27.922-06:00

Congratulations Craig! I hope you won't be disappointed--I never am with the Gethsemani cake.

I have just ordered my first fruit cake ever and I...

2009-11-16T20:02:36.242-06:00

I have just ordered my first fruit cake ever and I've decided to to with the Gethsemani cake. I can't wait to get it, although I have to wait for Christmas!

You might be interested in this NY Times article from 1988 on the Gethsemani monastery and fruitcake making.

This is the second year I'm ordering from them. No...

2008-12-22T15:56:00.000-06:00

This is the second year I'm ordering from them. Nothing, NOTHING beats their fruitcake!

I also order their other products...bourbon fudge and aged cheese.

God bless these monks!

Every year around this time I absolutely crave fru...

2008-12-15T09:25:00.000-06:00

Every year around this time I absolutely crave fruitcake and every year I end up buying some mass produced awfulness from the grocery store. I have been dying to find a decent fruitcake and based on your post and the subsequent comments, I decided to try the Gethsemani fruitcake. I was afraid it would be too alcohol-y but decided to throw caution to the wind and am so glad I did! It is absolutely delicious! I have been slowly devouring the 20oz cake I bought and am planning on going back to buy more. Thank you so much for posting this and solving my fruitcake dilemma!

it's been quite a frustration every Christmastime ...

2008-12-05T22:59:00.000-06:00

it's been quite a frustration every Christmastime looking for a good fruitcake in all of my 7 yrs. in the US and I haven't found one I that really liked (in San Diego), they're all too sweet. So I will try your recommendation coz I prefer dark,moist, with that unmistakable taste of liqueur, fruitcake. Can't wait to try this!

I grew up loving Dad's fruitcake - my parent's own...

2008-08-30T01:18:00.000-05:00

I grew up loving Dad's fruitcake - my parent's owned a bakery / gift shop during my preteens. The nuts and dried fruit were soaked in a good brandy for a day or two; his recipe called for barely enough "cake" batter to hold each loaf together. Cakes were aged for two months wrapped in brandy soaked cheese cloth without either preservatives or refrigeration. A childhood chore was to periodically remoisten the cheese cloth with a spray bottle filled with brandy. Dad's fruitcake set the standard by which all have been judged for almost sixty years.

This month I discovered Gethsemani’s fruitcake during a trip through Kentucky. Man O Man!! My memory of Dad’s fruitcake almost evaporated when I tasted their fine product!! Different than Dad’s, but equally as good. I will give it as holiday gifts, which I have never considered with other fruitcakes. If you like fruitcake – you may become addicted to Gethsemani Trappist Fruitcake.

I'm a fruitcake addict and only just found your si...

2007-12-18T15:15:00.000-06:00

I'm a fruitcake addict and only just found your site. Based on your recommendations I have ordered myself one and eagerly await it's arrival. I'm drooling already!
Great blog! Keep up the good work........

Hi Anonymous, my Gethsemani Farm fruitcake has unf...

2007-12-11T16:45:00.000-06:00

Hi Anonymous, my Gethsemani Farm fruitcake has unfortunately been all eaten up (I should get another one for the holidays), but of what I remember, Gethsemani doesn't have any, or a small amount of whole nut garnish on top, and the nuts themselves are, I'd say, about medium.

Does it have a lot of big whole nuts like Collin S...

2007-12-11T09:16:00.000-06:00

Does it have a lot of big whole nuts like Collin Street?

Hi Anonymous, thanks for the tip! Adding it to the...

2007-12-10T07:42:00.000-06:00

Hi Anonymous, thanks for the tip! Adding it to the (ever-expanding) list . . .

Thanks so much for your blog. I am a big fan of **...

2007-12-09T20:34:00.000-06:00

Thanks so much for your blog. I am a big fan of **good** fruitcake, and thanks to you, I am ordering one of these fruitcakes for the holidays.

Another fruitcake which I would like to see you review is the fruitcake variety sampler from Bakermaid (carried by Bloomingdale's and other stores). I especially enjoy the apricot and pineapple-macadamia nut varieties. Figis carries something similar (maybe the same thing?).

Keep up the great work!

I love fruitcake! We got used to it and loved it ...

2007-01-05T14:35:00.000-06:00

I love fruitcake! We got used to it and loved it every Christmas. We got it at the PX at the army base where my dad was stationed.

Judy

I agree with you more than I can properly express....

2006-12-12T22:58:00.000-06:00

I agree with you more than I can properly express. Lea Ann

Yum, save me a piece, if you can.

2006-07-05T11:37:00.000-05:00

Yum, save me a piece, if you can.

That sounds yummy, especially the nuts and bourbon...

2006-05-24T12:52:00.000-05:00

That sounds yummy, especially the nuts and bourbon. I like the dignified tin much better than the cowboy one on Collins street.

Keep up the good work, let me know if you need any help finishing up this beauty...